The Corporation of Delta COUNCIL REPORT Regular Meeting.08 To: Mayor and Council File No.: P13-09 From: Community Planning & Development Department Date: July 29, 2014 Proposed Regional Growth Strategy Amendment for City of Surrey The following report has been reviewed and endorsed by the Chief Administrative Officer. RECOMMENDATION: THAT Metro Vancouver be advised that The Corporation of Delta has no objections to the requested amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy by the City of Surrey for the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District. 11 PURPOSE: The purpose of this report is to provide Council with information about a proposed Type 3 amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy requested by the City of Surrey (Attachment A). Staff also seek Council direction on preparing a reply to Metro Vancouver in response to this proposed amendment. II BACKGROUND: The Greater Vancouver Regional District Board (the Board) adopted the Regional Growth Strategy, Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040) in July 2011. On May 2, 2014, Metro Vancouver received a formal request from the City of Surrey for a Type 3 amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy to change the regional land use designation of 6.5 ha (16 ac) of land in the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District from Industrial to Mixed Employment. The proposed amendment process was initiated by the Board on June 27,2014 and the corresponding bylaw Was given first and second readings. In accordance with Section 6.4.2 of Metro 2040, the Board has notified affected municipalities and given 30 days to respond and provide comments on the proposed amendment. Comments are to be provided by August 11,2014, however, Delta has been given an extension given the timing of this Council Meeting. After the above comment period, the Board will consider third reading and adoption of the amendment bylaw.
Page 2 of 3 Regional Growth Strategy Amendment for City of Surrey P13-09 July 29, 2014 II DISCUSSION: Proposed Amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy: The City of Surrey has requested an amendment to change the regional land use designation of 6.5 ha (16 ac) of land from Industrial to Mixed Employment. The proposed amendment addresses the proliferation of commercial businesses around the intersection of 128 Street and 80 Avenue with the creation of the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District. The commercial district would contain areas already designated Mixed Employment in addition to 6.5 ha (16 ac) currently designated Industrial. The intent is to direct and contain commercial uses in this area and take the commercial redevelopment pressure off adjacent industrial lands. The lands in question, while zoned and designated industrial, have in many cases accommodated commercial uses for a number of years. The emergence of commercial uses was due to permissive accessory use provisions in the zoning bylaw and difficulties with enforcement. Policy measures and enforcement efforts were unsuccessful in addressing this issue. The proposal for the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District will build on the existing specialized commercial to meets the needs of the South Asian community in this rapidly growing area. The proposed amendment follows a planning study of the area which was initiated in July 2012. The study resulted in the development of design guidelines, proposed improvements to the public realm and access to and from transit, the introduction of a community amenity contribution scheme, and enhanced traffic and parking management for the area. A new industrial zone which limits retail commercial uses is also being proposed to avoid similar challenges in adjacent industrial areas. In the analysis of the proposed amendment, Metro Vancouver staff noted the following: The proposed commercial district will result in the removal of 6.5 ha (16 ac) of land from the Industrial designated lands which is not consistent with the Metro 2040 goal to protect the supply of industrial land. The proposed commercial district will lead to an overall increase in vehicle trip-generation and is generally not consistent with the intent of Metro 2040 policy to concentrate major trip-generating uses in Urban Centres and Frequent Transit Development Areas. The proposed commercial district has limited transit service, is not within walking distance to the Frequent Transit Network and will increase traffic volumes to and from the area making the proposed amendment generally inconsistent with the Metro 2040 strategy to coordinate land use and transportation. However, Metro Vancouver staff consider that the proposed amendment addresses and provides a mechanism to contain the conversion of industrial land in the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District, and contributes to the broad Metro 2040 objective of
Page 3 of 3 Regional Growth Strategy Amendment for City of Surrey P13-09 July 29,2014 protecting industrial land by providing further stability and clarity to land use in industrial areas. Implications: Financial Implications - There are no financial implications to Delta. CONCLUSION: The amendment requested by the City of Surrey is intended to define an area where commercial uses already largely exist, build on the specialized commercial which meets the needs of the South Asian community in the area and remove pressure for commercial development on surrounding industrial lands. It is proposed in combination with a change to the industrial zoning regulations to prevent commercial infiltration in industrial areas in the future. While the proposal is not totally consistent with Metro 2040 policy, staff are supportive based on the amendments' intent to resolve an existing land use conflict as well as inhibit future encroachment into industrial lands. It is recommended that Metro Vancouver be advised that Delta has no objections to the proposed amendment. Jeff Day, P. Eng. Director of Community Planning & Development Department submission prepared by: Laura Ryan, Planner LR/wl ATTACHMENT: A. Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy Amendment for the City of Surrey - Referral Package. G:\Current Development\P FILES\P13\P13-09 - Reg ional Growth Strategy Proposed Amendments\Surrey July 2014\Council\RGS Amendment Report surrey industrial Aug 11 mtg.docx- Thursday, July 31,2014,4:37:25 PM
metrovancouver ~ SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR A LIVABLE REGION genda QI Attachment A FILE # f Page 1 of 13 Boord and Information Services, Corporate Services Tel. 604.432. 6250 Fox 604.451.6686 JUN 30 2014 File: CR-12-01 Mayor Lois Jackson and Members of Council Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Dear Mayor Jackson and Members of Council: Re: Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton Cultural Commercial District In accordance with section 857.1(2) of the Local Government Act, and sections 6.4.2 and 6.4.4 of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040), this letter provides notification to affected local governments and other agencies of a proposed amendment to the regional growth strategy. As per the sections noted, the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board is required to provide a minimum of 30 days to all affected local governments and relevant agencies to comment on proposed amendments. On May 2, 2014, Metro Vancouver received a request from the City of Surrey for a Type 3 amendment to Metro 2040 to change the regional land use designation of a 6.5 hectare site from Industrial to Mixed Employment to accommodate the proposed Central Newton Cultural Commercial District. A Type 3 amendment to Metro 2040 requires an affirmative 50%+1 weighted vote of the GVRD Board at each reading of the bylaw; there is no regional public hearing. For more information on regional growth strategy amendment procedures, please see Metro 2040 Sections 6.3 and 6.4. For more information on the proposed amendment, plea se refer to the attached report. The proposed amendment was initiated by the GVRD Board on June 27, 2014 (see attached) and the corresponding bylaw was given 1 st and 2 nd reading. Following the comment period, the Board will review all comments received, and consider third reading and final adoption of the amendment bylaw. You are invited to provide written comments on this proposed amendment to Metro 2040. Please provide your comments in the form of a Councilor Board resolution, as applicable, and submit to chris.plagnol@metrovancouver.org by Monday August 11, 2014. If you have any questions with respect to the proposed amendment, pl ease contact Jaspal Marwah, Regional Planner at 604-436- 6850 or jaspal.marwah@metrovancouver.org. 11330 Ki ngsway, Burnaby, B,Canadll VSH 4G8 604-432-6200 www.m etrovallcouver.org Graater Van couver ReglonDI District. Greater Vancouve r Water Di strict Greate r Van couver Sewerage and Dralnag ~ Distri ct. Metro Vancouvor HOllsing Corporation
Mayor Lois Jackson and Members of Council Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from CIty of Surrey central Newton Cultural Commercial District Page 2 Attachment A Page 2 of 13 More information on the proposed amendment including the City of Surrey staff report and a copy of Metro 2040 can be found on the Metro Vancouver website at: http://public.metrovancouver.org!planning/development!strategy!pages!amendments.aspx Chris Plagnol Acting Corporate Officer Encl: Report dated May 22, 2014 titled "Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey Central Newton" 9653146
S metrovancouver ~ SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR A LIVABLE REGION Attachment A Page 3 of 13 To: From: Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Jaspal Marwah, Regional Planner Planning, Policy and Environment Department Date: May 22,2014 Meeting Date: June 6, 2014 Subject: Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton RECOMMENDATION That the GVRD Board: a) Initiate the regional growth strategy amendment process for the City of Surrey's proposed amendment for the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District; b) Give 1 st reading of Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014; c) Give 2 nd reading of Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014; and d) Direct staff to notify affected local governments as per Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Section 6.4.2. PURPOSE To provide the GVRD Board with the opportunity to consider initiating the proposed Type 3 minor amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040) requested by the City of Surrey (the City). BACKGROUND On May 2, 2014, Metro Vancouver received a request from the City of Surrey to amend Metro 2040 for part of an area called the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District. The request consists of re-designating 6.5 hectares of regionally designated Industrial lands to Mixed Employment. This is a Type 3 amendment which, as per Metro 2040 6.3.4 b) applies {(for sites within the Urban Containment Boundary, amendments from Industrial, Mixed Employment or General Urban land use designations to any other such regional land use designations". Site Context Metro 2040 Designation OCP Designation Proposed Metro 2040 Designation Site Size: Proposed Development Industrial Industrial (designated Mixed employment in the new OCP - not yet adopted) Mixed Employment Nine parcels totaling 6.5 hectares No specific development proposal. Planning study for the area contemplates establishing a Central Newton Cultural Commercial District including a mix of small-scale manufacturing and repair, business and personal services, and retail sales. RPA - 13-
Attachment A Page 4 of 13 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from t he City of Surrey - Central Newton Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Meeting Date : June 6, 2014 Page 2 of 8 A Type 3 amendment requires an amendment bylaw that receives an affirmative 50%+1 weighted vote by the Metro Vancouver Board at every reading, including adoption, to proceed (Attachment 1). A draft version of this report and its attachments was presented to the Regional Planning Advisory Committee for review on May 22, 2014, as required by RGS Procedures Bylaw No. 1148. DISCUSSION The Proposed Amendment The Central Newton Cultural Commercial District (the Cultural District) site is approximately 16 hectares in total, and is located around the intersection of 128th Street and 80th Avenue in an area that is predominantly surrounded by Metro 2040 Industrial land (Figure 1). Within the Cultural District boundary, parcels totaling 6.5 hectares 1 are designated Metro 2040 Industrial, and the rest is designated Metro 2040 Mixed Employment (Figure 2, Attachment 2). No changes to the surrounding Industrial designations are proposed. The proposed amendment site consists of nine properties that are currently zoned for light industrial or business park uses, and are designated Industrial under the City'S existing OCP. Development applications for commercial businesses in the Cultural District have been submitted to the City, pending the acceptance of the Metro 2040 amendment. Figure 1: Proposed CNCCD area 82 Ave D Melro 2040 I ndu ~ IJi ~ 1 D M etro 2040 Mixed EmploYInent 1 I.1 ;! In July 2012, after Metro 2040 adoption, Surrey authorized a planning study to address the proliferation of commercial businesses around the intersection of 128th Street and 80th Avenue area and to consider the development of a new commercial district - the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District. Figure 2: Proposed Metro 2040 Amendment 1 Surrey's application requests an amendment ta 8.5 hectare s of Metro 2040 Industrial land; however this area also includes road and utility right-af-ways. The area of the actual parcels subject ta re-designatian is 6.S hectares. RPA - 14 -
Attachment A Page 5 of 13 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Meeting Date : June 6, 2014 Page 3 of 8 The Cultural District planning process considered: OCP re -designation from Industrial to Commercial for the affected area; Developing design guidelines; Potential establishment of a Business Improvement Area for the new commercial district; Introduction of a community amenity contribution scheme; and A public consultation process. City 0/ Surrey Rationale The proposed Cultural District area includes both Metro 2040 Mixed Employment and Industrial lands. The Industrial lands within the Cultural District form the basis of this amendment. These lands are designated "Industrial" in the OCP and "General Industrial" in the Newton Local Area Plan. The Cultural District boundary incorporates properties around the intersection of 128th Street and 80th Avenue, and is drawn to include three major anchor sites: Payal Centre to the northeast, York Centre to the south and the Punjab Cloth House development site to the west and northwest. 84 Avo 82 Ave 80 Avo 75 Ave 84 Ave 76 Ave 72A 'j '1 I The City's rationale for the amendment is to contain the existing commercial uses, protect surrounding industrial lands and establish a Figure 3 _ Metro 2040 Industrial Context Cl CNCCD area cultural district. The City's staff reports note a history of commercial uses evolving in the Cultural D Metro 2040 Mixed Employment District area. Policy measures to curb the trend were adopted but were largely unsuccessful. Commercial uses continued to emerge due to permissive accessory use provisions in the zoning D Metro 2040 Industrial bylaw and difficulties with enforcement. Further measures were taken address the problem, and a new industrial zone is being proposed to avoid similar challenges in new development in other industrial areas. However, some commercial uses had established themselves as major anchor businesses prior to Metro 2040 adoption, and continue to attract interest from other commercial users. ~I I Through the Cultural District amendment, the City is proposing to draw boundaries around those industrial areas where commercial uses are already most prevalent to focus commercial interest, and to remove pressure to convert adjacent industrial lands. The Cultural District is intended to build on the existing presence of specialized commercial anchor businesses to create a cultural district that meets the needs of the South Asian community. Surrey staff reports and other materials are attached (Attachment 3). Metro 2040 Considerations Analysis of the proposal based on the relevant sections of Metro 2040 is presented below, structured to respond to Metro 2040 goals. RPA - 15 -
Attachment A Page 6 of 13 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 6, 2014 Page 4 of 8 Goal2 Protect the supply of industrial land The protection of existing industrial lands is one of Metro 2040's core strategies. If industrial lands are converted to commercial and retail development, the result may be lost economic opportunity and pressures for securing additional industrial land for development within the region's rural and agricultural areas. Despite municipal policy and zoning to protect industrial land, commercial uses have evolved in the Cultural District area. The amendment proposed is intended to help contain this existing commercial activity as well as to protect and retain industrial uses on surrounding lands., This outcome will be achieved by drawing boundaries around the locations where commercial uses are already most prevalent in order to direct and contain commercial interest within this area. The Cultural District boundaries are proposed as a means to dispel ambiguity about the future viability of surrounding Industrial lands by formalizing the commercial character of lands within the Cultural District and reaffirming the industrial intent of lands outside the boundaries. The Metro 2040 Industrial designation is also intended to provide greater certainty for existing and future businesses about the long term intention and economic viability of industrial activity. This stabilizing function is being impacted by the infiltration of commercial and retail type businesses in the Cultural District area, and the resulting change has affected the character of industrial land within the Cultural District so that commercial and service uses have become the dominant uses in this area. The existing commercial uses have diminished the industrial capacity of these lands, which are presently more closely aligned with a Metro 2040 Mixed Employment designation rather than Industrial. The prevalence of commercial activity in the Cultural District area is leading to ongoing and piecemeal pressure to convert nearby industrial lands to commercial. The Cultural District aims to re-stabilize the industrial functionality of the area by removing pressure to convert industrial lands outside of its boundaries. Risk of proliferation of future amendments When considering a re-designation from Industrial to Mixed Employment or any other designation, it is important to consider whether accepting this request will lead to additional requests to redesignate other industrial lands. The City sees the incursion of retail/commercial uses into industrial areas as problematic in this area and other locations in the city, and is taking steps to resolve this issue. Below is a summary of that policy work: III The creation of a Cultural District establishes rational boundaries to contain the emergent retail/commercial uses in this area and to protect surrounding industrial uses from further encroachment. III Surrey has started using specific provisions in Comprehensive Development zoning to prevent commercial infiltration in their OCP Industrial areas. III The properties surrounding the Cultural District are zoned either IL (Light Impact Industrial) or IH (High Impact Industrial), and do not permit retail uses.., Provisions in the existing industrial zoning that contributed to commercial encroachment in the Cultural District include the definitions of accessory retail/commercial uses in the 'Business Park (IB) zone' and specific 'Comprehensive Development (CD) zones'. The City is proposing that a new industrial zone (IB-3) be established to more specifically limit retail/ RPA - 16 -
Attachment A Page 7 of 13 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 6, 2014 Page 5 of 8 commercial uses and future commercial infiltration in industrial areas. This zone will come into effect once their new OCP is adopted in 2014, and be applied to future rezoning in the industrial areas. Retail/commercial encroachment in this area was partially due to challenges associated with bylaw enforcement, as some businesses operated contrary to the terms of their license, or without a license. The proposed measures are intended to provide more definition and clarity to City policies and bylaws, and will place increased focus on industrial encroachment in the area. In their new OCP, Surrey has revised OCP land use designations to more closely reflect the Metro 2040 land use designations and provisions by adding a Mixed Employment designation and amending the Industrial designation to further restrict retail and office use. The emergent retail/commercial uses in this area catered to particular cultural and community needs within the rapidly growing area. The success of those anchor businesses attracted other cultural-serving businesses. The Cultural District will formally recognize and accommodate this unique functional location. Notwithstanding the City's efforts, there are no guarantees the proposed strategies will be successful. There is still a risk of future commercial encroachment, and acceptance of this amendment could be seen as a signal that future attempts to convert industrial land may also be successful. However, measures taken and proposed by the City of Surrey seem to provide an appropriate balance in attempting to resolve a conflicting land use issue in the community, and serve to further inhibit future encroachment on industrial lands. Concentrate major-trip generating uses in Urban Centres and FTDAs Metro 2040 asks municipalities to define major trip-generating uses in their Regional Context Statements (RCSs), and to discourage these uses outside of Urban Centres and Frequent Transit Development Areas (FTDAs). The Cultural District staff reports suggest the area could become a regional shopping destination, but it does not meet the threshold as a major trip-generator (MTG) as defined in the City's new OCP and proposed RCS. However, Surrey's MTG definition is based on a floor area ratio, which does not accurately capture trip generating potential or impacts. Metro 2040 does not define MTGs or specific criteria that have to be met in defining MTGs in an RCS. Given that commercial uses generate more trips than industrial, and the Cultural District is described as a potential regional destination in Surrey staff reports, it is reasonable to assume the Cultural District could function as a MTG outside of Urban Centres and FTDAs, even if it does not technically meet the definition in the RCS. The Cultural District study includes direction for enhanced traffic and parking management within the site, as well as pedestrian and transit-supportive improvements. While these measures could have a nominal effect in reducing some anticipated traffic impacts, the proposed Cultural District will lead to an overall increase in trip-generation and related impacts, and is generally not consistent with the intent of this Metro 2040 policy, even if it meets the MTG definition in the RCS. Promote a diverse regional economy and employment close to where people live The Metro 2040 Mixed Employment land use designation is intended for industrial, commercial and other employment related uses to support the regional economy and industrial activity, and to complement the function of Urban Centres and FTDAs. The Cultural District proposes to add parcels RPA-17-
Attachment A Page 8 of 13 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 6, 2014 Page 6 of 8 totaling 6.5 ha of Mixed Employment land to an area that already features commercial land uses, in order to create a contiguous node of Mixed Employment land. Commercial businesses in the Cultural District area are already popular among the South Asian community, and the City is proposing to build on the existing draw of this area to transform it into a regionally-unique cultural commercial district. The City's economic analysis indicates businesses that are expected to be attracted to this area tend to offer specialized goods and services catering to the growing South Asian community, and would therefore have minimal impact on other commercial areas in Urban Centres and FTDAs. The proposed amendment would contribute to regional economic development activity, although some of it could be replacing economic activity that might otherwise occur from industrial use, or might otherwise occur elsewhere in more transit-supportive locations, such as the Newton Town Centre. Goal4 Develop complete communities with access to a range of services and amenities The proposed Cultural District would formalize the emergence 'of a unique area to meet the needs and interests of Newton's growing South Asian community. The Cultural District includes design guidelines in support of place-making and creating a vibrant and safe pedestrian environment to provide increased opportunities for social interaction. GoalS Coordinate land use and transportation One of the key regional objectives for GoalS is to coordinate land use and transportation to facilitate transit, walking, cycling and multi-occupancy vehicle trips. The subject site is in an area identified as a potential corridor in the Frequent Transit Network Concept as shown on Metra 2040 Map B.l). However, there is no planning work underway or certainty regarding future implementation. Currently, the site has limited transit service (20-30 minute service). It i s not within walking distance of the existing Frequent Transit Network and there are no transit expansion plans along 80th Avenue. With limited transit service, the proposed Cultural District will increase traffic volumes and trips to and from the Mixed Employment area. The Cultural District study addresses parking and traffic considerations, and features design guidelines and proposed improvements to the public realm and access to and from transit services, including sidewalks, pedestrian connections, open space and landscaping. Although such improvements will contribute somewhat to the walkability and transit connectivity of the Cultural District area, the proposed amendment generally does not support this Metro 2040 strategy. Safe and efficient movement of people and goods The proposed Cultural District encompasses a portion of the BC Hydro railway ROW. The current use of rail in the surrounding industrial areas, and potential impacts to future rail use are not addressed in the City's analysis. It is likely that rail use in this corridor will be constrained as a result of the proposed amendment, although City staff have informally indicated that rail use by industry in the area has been declining and mostly replaced by trucking. ALTERNATIVES 1. That the GVRD Board: a) Initiate the regional growth strategy amendment process for the City of Surrey's proposed amendment for the Central Newton Commercial Cultural District; RPA - 18-
Attachment A Page 9 of 13 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 6, 2014 Page 7 of 8 b) Give 1 st reading of Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014; c) Give 2 nd reading of Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014; and d) Direct staff to notify affected local governments as per Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Section 6.4.2. 2. That the GVRD Board decline the requested Metro 2040 amendment. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS There are no financial implications for the alternatives presented. REGIONAL PLANNING IMPLICATIONS The proposed amendment to Metro 2040 is a Type 3 minor amendment. If the Metro Vancouver Board approves Alternative 1, initiates the amendment, and gives 1 st and 2 nd reading to RGS Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014 (Attachment 1), notification will be sent to affected local governments, a notice will be placed on the Metro Vancouver website and an opportunity for all to comment will be provided. The intent would be to return to the Board in September 2014 with an opportunity to consider comments received and adoption of the Bylaw. Surrey's new RCS would be considered at the same meeting. In terms of regional impacts, if the amendment is approved, there will be a loss of 6.5 hectares of industrial land parcels within the Cultural District area, and an increase in trip generation in an area with currently limited transit services outside of Urban Centres and FTDAs. However, the intent is to stabilize the long-term protection of industrial lands immediately outside of the Cultural District area, contain and focus commercial activity to where it is already occurring and most prevalent, and support a regionally and culturally unique economic generator. If the Board approves Alternative 2, and declines the amendment, potential implications might include further destabilization of industrial land in the area via ongoing pressure for commercial conversion, and diminished opportunity for diversifying the regional economy. Similarly, if the Industrial designation remains in name only, and does not accurately reflect what's on the ground, the intent of the Metro 2040 land use designations might be diminished. The regional benefits of not accepting the amendment would include a clear message that Metro 2040 Industrial areas are to remain as a stable supply of land for industrial activity, and that, on balance, encouraging further commercial uses in the area will have significant regional impacts as a major trip generator out of centre and without adequate transit access. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION The City of Surrey has requested an amendment to Metro 2040 to re-designate properties totaling 6.5 hectares from Industrial land to Mixed Employment. The amendment responds to ongoing challenges to curb the growth of retail/commercial uses in the Central Newton area by proposing to contain the existing commercial uses within a cultural commercial district. The amendment aims to resolve the conflicting land use issue by acknowledging the existing commercial character of the subject lands; a re-designation to Metro 2040 Mixed Employment would enable consistency among the establishment of the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District, the City's new OCP, the proposed Regional Context Statement and Metro 2040. RPA - 19-
Attachment A Page 10 of 13 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Request from the City of Surrey - Central Newton Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 6, 2014 Page 8 of 8 The amendment further articulates the City's ongoing efforts to curb the problem of commercial growth in the area, and provides a final step to resolve prior regulatory and administrative challenges with curbing commercial growth. The proposed amendment addresses and provides a mechanism to contain the conversion of industrial land in the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District, and contributes to the broad Metro 2040 objective of protecting industrial land by providing further stability and clarity to land use in industrial areas. Metro Vancouver staff recommends Alternative 1, that the proposed amendment should proceed. If the Board approves the recommendation, the amendment bylaw will return for consideration of adoption along with all comments from the referral period. Attachments (Doc. #9499012): 1. Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014. 2. Map of Proposed Amendment to Metro 2040 Land Use Designations. 3. City of Surrey Staff Reports. 9437746 RPA - 20-
Attachment A Page 11 of 13 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1207,2014 A Bylaw to Amend Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No. 1136, 2010. WHEREAS the Board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District adopted the Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No.1136, 2010 on the 29 th day of July, 2011; NOW THEREFORE, the Board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District in open meeting assembled ENACTS as follows: 1. The "Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw Number 1136, 2010" is hereby amended by revising the official regional land use designation maps numbered 2 (Regional Land Use Designations) and 6 (Industrial and Mixed Employment Areas) to record the changes in regional land use designation from Industrial to Mixed Employment, as shown in Schedule A of this Bylaw. 2. The official Citation for this bylaw is "Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014" This bylaw may be cited as "Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014./1 Read a First time this Read a Second time this Read a Third time this Passed and Finally Adopted this dayof day of dayof dayof,2014.,2014.,2014.,2014. Chris Plagnol Acting Corporate Officer Greg Moore Board Chair Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014 Page 1 of 2 RPA - 21 -
;-1 Attachment A Page 12 of 13 Schedule A - Map of Subject Site Metro 2040 Land Use Designation Amendment City of Surrey Redesignate from Industrial to Mixed Employment N A Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014 Page 2 of 2 RPA - 22-
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